Wake Forest (8-1) never trailed after Hicks' two free throws made it 55-54 with 7:36 to play. His two points with 31 seconds left pushed the lead to 68-64. The Demon Deacons had a 50-33 rebounding edge and 21 second-chance points, including two important baskets by Antwan Scott in the final 5:26.

The Razorbacks (6-3) hurt themselves by making only 10-of-21 free throws.

Scott's uncontested tip made it 59-56 and his second rebound basket upped the lead to 64-58. Chris Walker's pull-up jumper sliced the lead to 66-64 with 40 seconds remaining before Hicks went to the line.

Arkansas' last lead was 54-53 after Jason Gilbert made a 3 and an underhanded layup. After Hicks' free throws, Jason Howard and Josh Shoemaker worked the give and go for a 57-54 lead.

Robert O'Kelley led Wake with 15 points. Hicks and Scott had 12 each. Walker scored 15, the only Razorback in double figures.

Wake's Darius Songalia, who had 23 against Arkansas last year, was on the sideline in dress clothes. He injured his knee last week in a victory over High Point.

Arkansas led 14-2 after the first 41/2 minutes. The spurt included two 3s by Brandon Dean and one by T.J. Cleveland. During the first four minutes, Arkansas had three steals and Wake Forest had only one field goal attempt.

Hicks, Robert O'Kelley and Craig Dawson made consecutive 3s as Wake Forest cut the lead to 16-15. Alonzo Lane missed the front end of a one-and-one and Hicks raced down the court for a bank shot that completed an 11-0 run and gave the Deacons the lead with 9:03 to play.

Arkansas never trailed during the final 7:46 of the first half and Charles Tatum's 3 broke a 34-34 tie with 35 seconds left.

The Razorbacks got only one shot during the first three minutes of the second half, but Wake made only 1-of-7 during the same period.

O'Kelley drove hard and missed, but Shoemaker followed for a tie at 37. Howard beat the Razorbacks down the court for a basket and Wake's first lead since the eight-minute mark of the first half.